Category Archives: outdoor instructors
eLearn Magazine: Education and Technology in Perspective
This is a great 3-parts article can be apply to outdoor education, especially for pre-course or for debriefing. Please let me know what you think!
Vital Signs podcast is a great tool for outdoor instructors
Yesterday, I had a great refresher on soft tissue injuries thanks to Vital Signs podcast. Vital Signs “is a series of online courses designed to satisfy continuing education hours for EMS providers through high quality distance-based training”. I highly recommend this podcast to any outdoor instructor looking for a refresher in the emergency medical field prior to teaching an expedition course, especially if you took your WFR a while back. Enjoy! http://www.jblearning.com/vitalSignsPodcast.cfm
Happy new year! Goals for 2010
Happy new year to all my friends and outdoor educators! I hope this new year is full of adventure and learning. This year I hope to:
- Develop the outdoor instructor wiki - outdoorinstructors.pbworks.com
- Develop the outdoor instructor social site – outdoorinstructors.ning.com
…and continue doing quality programing, consulting and personal expeditions with my new family addition.
What are your goals for this year?
Recruitment of outdoor instructor
I just posted a “how to” recruit outdoor instructors at EnduranceStaffing.com
Enjoy!
New Report from OIA and The Outdoor Foundation on Paddlesports Trends
For the most part the paddlesports’s participation numbers have being steady or have had an increase this year. For a full report visit http://www.outdoorindustry.org/media.oia.php?news_id=5884
Outdoor Instructors Post-Season Tips
1. Make sure you make time to renew your Wilderness First Responder
2. Get some friends together and go on a personal expedition.
3. Challenge yourself the same way you challenge your students! Your challenge might be to learn a computer program like Adobe Dreamweaver or to participate in a public hearing.
4. Look for gear sales. Local retail stores and online sites are having amazing sales during the off season.
5. Swap services. Let’s say you are a kayaker, show someone effective paddling stroke and in exchange have them teaches you or give you something you want.
